Kosoan - Cafe: Jiyugaoka
Open 11am-6:30pm. Closed Wednesdays.
This charming little cafe occupies a traditional Japanese garden on a quiet Jiyugaoka side street. The menu offers green tea, coffee, and traditional Japanese sweets. Note the early closing time...
Open 11am-6:30pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Open 9am-7pm. Closed Tuesdays.
Another entry in the wave of serious new coffee shops in Tokyo, with great espresso and drip coffee and friendly service. There's ample seating for five people at the shop's two and a half tables,...
Open 9am-7pm. Closed Tuesdays.
Open 24 hours a day.
Reliable budget sushi from the popular Zanmai chain, and a welcome addition to the late-night dining options in Jiyugaoka.
Open 24 hours a day.
Speyside Way - Bar: Jiyugaoka
Open 6pm-2am. Closed Tuesdays.
This Jiyugaoka whiskey specialist boasts an astounding list (around 800 varieties), with new bottles arriving almost daily. The bar also features a different "guest beer" on tap weekly. Old-fashioned...
Open 6pm-2am. Closed Tuesdays.
Open 11:30am-8pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Mashed potatoes topped with pasta-style cream sauces - that's the rather unique offering at this tiny food stand. There are five choices of sauce, in variations like seasonal-vegetable curry and...
Open 11:30am-8pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Open 11:30-3am (LO) daily.
An interesting assortment of Asian dishes from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and China are served all day and night (until 5am) at this branch of the casual "ethnic-style" izakaya chain.
Open 11:30-3am (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Hearty home-style Hungarian fare is served here in a rather old-fashioned, Showa-era dining room. They prepare a credible cold-cherry soup and meaty stew dishes. Full-course prix-fixe dinners are...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
A charming little shop serving Persian and Turkish cuisine, including various kebabs, at reasonable prices. Open all afternoon.
Open 11am-9:30pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.
Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Mondays, Tuesdays.
DevilCraft offers a good selection of imported craft beers, mostly from US breweries, as well as a number of quite drinkable beers from their own Tokyo brewery. This fourth branch of the pioneering...
Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Mondays, Tuesdays.
Open 11am-5, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Good, healthy cooking based on organic vegetables and high-quality seasonal ingredients. The menu ranges from vegetable sushi on brown rice to parma ham and rucola pizzas; they also serve a number...
Open 11am-5, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 7pm-1am (LO). Closed Mondays.
This basement bar and live-music spot offers a menu of Cajun-style dishes, including gumbos and jambalaya.
Open 7pm-1am (LO). Closed Mondays.
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